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1820 Jan. 18
Radicalism not dangerous

Hardy 272, 275.

Ii § (*3)
III Experience
II Ireland
(1) 1 (§.2. Democr. ascendy established
Volunteers = Universal
This not aristocratic

No But says somebody this is not democratic ascendency
it is rather aristocratic ascendency: for as to what concerns
property, none but freeholders were admitted: all un-freeholders
were excluded: and as to what concerns religion, none
but Protestants were admitted: Catholics were stand excluded.
and of Catholics four fifths of the population were composed.
The class of man therefore under whose dominance influence
all this evil was thus excluded — good or evil whichever
took place was not the class of men; to whom in
whose hands your plan places the whole power of the
country in a word they were all your universal
suffrage men. In this had all universal
suffrage men borne a part, who can say what confusion
and destruction might not have caused? ☞ the quotation

1 That the freeholders were not of the number appears
(it may be added) from Hardy a Resolution of the Convention passed
unanimously at or the motion of Mr Flood in which what 29 Nov. 1783. 268
House of Commons
then sitting.
is recommended to be done is recommended to be done
by the delegates of which composing the Convention "in conjunction
with the other freeholders of their several Counties: here Hardy
then you may see it is said (it may be said) that whatever was
done it, by the freeholders and them alone that it was
done.

2. As to the Catholics if Mr Hardy is to believed "the delegates Hardy p.275
"did not, nor could they then include the Catholic
body: for so he says in so many words. p.275.

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Date_1	1820-01-18	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	137	Main Headings	radicalism not dangerous
Folio number	280	Info in main headings field	radicalism not dangerous
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